Kristopher Jones

Current

• Cofounder & President, Pepperjam at GSI Commerce

Past

• President & CEO at Pepperjam
• District Director at Office of Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (PA - 11)

Education

• Albany Law School of Union University
• Villanova University
• Pennsylvania State University

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• Pepperjam Corporate
• Pepperjam Blog
• Shogging Comparison Shopping

Kristopher Jones’s Summary

I've been involved in online marketing since 1999 after co-founding a gourmet food company based on a product my grandmother made while I was growing up. In the early days it became apparent to me that you can generate a ton of highly targeted, relevant traffic by simply paying for it on a cost-per-click basis through an innovative website called GoTo.com. Shortly thereafter, I became quite interested in discovering new ways to monetize website traffic. Inevitably, I found myself being asked by business owners if I could share with them what I had learned.

By accident, I ended up creating a full-service internet marketing agency named Pepperjam, which was recognized by Inc. Magazine for three consecutive years as one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in the United States. Most recently my company was acquired by GSI Commerce (NASDAQ: GSIC). I remain part of the company acting as President of the company I founded - Pepperjam.

Kristopher Jones’s Specialties:

search-engine marketing, affiliate marketing, online media buying, affiliate networks, internet marketing, search engine optimization

Kristopher Jones’s Experience

• Cofounder & President, Pepperjam

  GSI Commerce

  (Public Company; GSIC; Internet industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

  Pepperjam is a full-service internet marketing agency and affiliate network. Pepperjam was acquired by GSI Commerce (NASDAQ: GSIC) on September 1, 2009. To learn more about GSI Commerce visit www.gsicommerce.com - To learn more about Pepperjam visit www.pepperjamnetwork.com

• President & CEO

  Pepperjam

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  June 1999 — September 2009 (10 years 4 months)

  I am President & CEO of Pepperjam, a full-service internet marketing agency recognized by Inc. Magazine for two consecutive years as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States.

• District Director

  Office of Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (PA - 11)

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Government Administration industry)

  May 2000 — June 2004 (4 years 2 months)

  During law school I worked on capital hill spending time on the Finacial Services Committee of the House of Representatives. After graduation I was employed as the District Director to Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski.

Kristopher Jones’s Education

• Albany Law School of Union University

  J.D. , Goverment Law , 2000 — 2003

  Activities and Societies:

  President, Albany Law School Student Bar Association, Class of 2003.

• Villanova University

  MS , Experimental Psychology , 1998 — 2000

  Activities and Societies:

  President, Graduate Student Council, Member, Villanova University Senate

• Pennsylvania State University

  1994 — 1998

Additional Information

Kristopher Jones’s Websites:

• Pepperjam Corporate
• Pepperjam Blog
• Shogging Comparison Shopping

Kristopher Jones’s Interests:

Reading, Writing, Public Speaking, Investing, Traveling, Internet Marketing

Kristopher Jones’s Groups:

•    Villanova University Alumni Network
•    Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo
•    Shop.org Members
•    NEPA eBusiness Cluster
•    NPTI ESP
•    Northeast PA GWT User Community

Kristopher Jones’s Honors:

Entrepreneur of the Year by Bank of America, 2005
Top 20 Under 40, NEPA Business Journal, 2006
INC. 500 Fastest Growing Company, 2006
Top 10 Search-Engine Optimization Firm, Promotion World, 2006-2007
Innovation Award, Ben Franklin Technology Alliance, 2007
Business of the Year, Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber, 2007
INC. 5000 Fastest Growing Company, 2007
Best Places to Work, Happenings Magazine, 2007

Kristopher Jones’s Contact Settings

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